![]() ![]() In addition, Downey was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. For this role, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, as well as the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Comedy Series. In 2001, Downey made his prime-time television debut when he joined the cast of the Fox-TV series Ally McBeal (1997) as attorney "Larry Paul". In this dramatic comedy, Downey played the role of a bisexual literary agent. In 2000, Downey co-starred with Michael Douglas and Tobey Maguire in Wonder Boys (2000), directed by Curtis Hanson. In January of 1999, he starred with Annette Bening and Aidan Quinn in In Dreams (1999), directed by Neil Jordan. In September of 1999, Downey appeared in Black & White (1999), written and directed by James Toback, along with Ben Stiller, Elijah Wood, Gaby Hoffmann, Brooke Shields and Claudia Schiffer. and starring Sean Penn and Patrick Dempsey. In 1997, Downey was seen in Robert Altman's The Gingerbread Man (1998), alongside Kenneth Branagh, Daryl Hannah and Embeth Davidtz in One Night Stand (1997), directed by Mike Figgis and starring Wesley Snipes and Nastassja Kinski and in Hugo Pool (1997), directed by his father, Robert Downey Sr. Also that year, he starred in Richard III (1995), in which he appears opposite his Restoration (1995) co-star McKellen. In 1995, Downey starred in Restoration (1995), with Hugh Grant, Meg Ryan and Ian McKellen, directed by Michael Hoffman. For the comedy Heart and Souls (1993), Downey starred as a young man with a special relationship with four ghosts. In Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers (1994), with Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis, Downey starred as a tabloid TV journalist who exploits a murderous couple's killing spree to boost his ratings. In Robert Altman's Short Cuts (1993), he appeared as an aspiring film make-up artist whose best friend commits murder. In 1992, Downey received an Academy Award nomination and won the BAFTA (British Academy Award) for Best Actor for his performance in the title role of Chaplin (1992). ![]() ![]() He built his film repertoire throughout the 1980s and 1990s with roles in Tuff Turf (1985), Weird Science (1985), True Believer (1989), and Wonder Boys (2000) among many others. made his debut as an actor at the age of five in the film Pound (1970), written and directed by his father, Robert Downey Sr. would go on to struggle with abuse for decades. Downey Sr., himself a drug addict, exposed his son to drugs at a very early age, and Downey Jr. In 1982, he dropped out of Santa Monica High School to pursue acting full time. to study at the Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in upstate New York, before moving to California with his father following his parents' 1978 divorce. Robert and his sister, Allyson Downey, were immersed in film and the performing arts from a very young age, leading Downey Jr. Robert's father is of half Lithuanian Jewish, one quarter Hungarian Jewish, and one quarter Irish, descent, while Robert's mother was of English, Scottish, German, and Swiss-German ancestry. and actress Elsie Downey (née Elsie Ann Ford). Downey was born Apin Manhattan, New York, the son of writer, director and filmographer Robert Downey Sr. With an amazing list of credits to his name, he has managed to stay new and fresh even after over four decades in the business. has evolved into one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. and actor Robert Downey Jr.Robert Downey Jr. He says, "Do you have anything to say?" I say, "Yeah, I'm not your father." That got a big laugh. "He says, "Can you believe what happened to me?" The movie's made 200 million dollars, and I'm the only convicted felon in this room." I whisper to him, "No, you're not." The room is full of bankers and politicians. recalled how his son invited him to a Time 100 event as his mentor. In a 2016 interview with the Village Voice, Downey Sr. is most well known for following in his father's footsteps as an actor, including his role as Iron Man in the Avengers franchise. Rosemary Rogers-Downey, you are a saint, and our thoughts and prayers are with you."ĭowney Jr. mentioned Rosemary in his tribute post to his father, writing, "According to my stepmoms calculations, they were happily married for just over 2000 years. ![]()
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